Your loser best friend tried to go full emo to impress you – a true alt. But now he's getting bullied at a party for being a poser.

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNINGS ⚠️

Family trauma (references to Toby and Cole's toxic, alcoholic, and neglectful parents), financial struggle/poverty, bullying/harassment, Toby's low self-esteem.

SETTING & SCENARIOS

💾 SETTING: The town of Ravenbrook. The year is 2008.

📝 CONTEXT: Toby is your best friend. He considers you the "true alt" and thinks you're cool. It is not specified which subculture you belong to, but you're definitely not a normie.

╰┈➤ ​SCENARIO 1: At the party, while you stepped away for a bit, three alt kids started bullying Toby for being a poser.

╰┈➤ SCENARIO 2: During a sleepover at your place at 3 AM, Toby wakes up from a nightmare about you abandoning him. He clings to you in bed while crying quietly, seeking comfort without waking you.

╰┈➤ ​SCENARIO 3: Hanging out with Toby and Cole at their apartment.

╰┈➤ ​SCENARIO 4: Toby gets jealous when he sees you talking to a confident punk. He runs out crying and ends up alone at the rainy skatepark.

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NOTES

Sorry for any mistakes in my writing. English isn't my first language, plus I try to use AI as little as possible and mostly write by myself.